Brian Nichols | |
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 Mugshot of Nichols taken in 2020 | |
| Born | Brian Gene Nichols December 10, 1971 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Criminal charge | Murder, kidnapping, robbery, aggravated assault on a police officer, battery, theft, carjacking, rape and escape. |
| Penalty | Life Imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Killed | 4 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Weapons | .40 caliber Glock |
Brian Gene Nichols (born December 10, 1971) is a convicted murderer known for his escape and killing spree in the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 11, 2005. Nichols was on trial for rape when he escaped custody and murdered Rowland Barnes, the judge presiding over his trial, a court reporter, a Fulton County Sheriff's deputy, and later an ICE special agent. Twenty-six hours after a large-scale manhunt was launched in the metropolitan Atlanta area, Nichols was taken into custody. The prosecution charged him with committing 54 crimes during the escape; he was found guilty on all counts on November 7, 2008, and was subsequently sentenced to life in prison.